xxxxSolaris?
Here's something in the category of "things that makes you go wha?!?": The OpenSolaris Security Summit has been renamed to simply "Solaris" Security Summit. If we've been looking for the first shot fired at OpenSolaris this would seem to be it. The question is whats next? When you combine this with the recent resurrection of "Solaris Next" (aka: Solaris 10++) it starts suggesting something is in the works, undoubtedly Oracle orchestra...
Crossbow VirtualWire Demo Tool Available
If you were at or watched the events from CommunityOne this year you saw some nifty demos of Crossbow's "Vwire" capabilities through a graphical demo tool. Today that Virtual Wire Demo Tool is available for download! Now, personally, I'm not a fan of the tool. GUI's such as this are useful for demonstrating complex system utilities in an executive friendly way... but Crossbow is so easy to use it needs no pretty GUI, using dladm ...
Things not going so well for Sun… but still makin’ out
News is popping up that will interest those interested in the Sun/Oracle deal. I've made peace with Jonathan Schwartz but those who haven't will no doubt love to bash on his pay. The first data I've seen in a while comes fresh from the AP: Sun CEO's pay package cut by a third in '09. According to the article, his 2008FY compensation was $11.1 Million, and it looks like 2009FY will come in at only $7 Million, information which came from ...
SPARC International Man Handles SparkFun Electronics
Little hobby electronics company SparkFun Electronics just got a cease-and-decist from SPARC International because "SparkFun" may be confused by consumers as being associated with the SPARC trademarks. Come on guys.... lets be level headed. I think its a clever branding and they are in no way confused with SPARC processors or any of the companies that are members of SI.
Solaris Extended Accounting in the Real World
Recently we talked about Solaris Auditing (BSM) in the Real World. Like BSM, Extended Accounting is a fantastic feature of Solaris that is utterly useless without tools. Solaris goes so far as giving you the capability but not so far as to hand you the rest of the solution on a silver platter. On one hand this means that the technology isn't pigeon holed due to the capabilities of a single tool, but at the same time it creates a barrier to ...
‘ZFS in the Trenches’ at LISA ’09
I'm happy to report I'm all lined up to be at LISA '09! I'm a LISA virgin, so I'm looking forward to seeing what all the buzz is about. I'll be presenting my ZFS in the Trenches talk, which is an advanced topics / internals discussion. I'm in the h4rdc0re 10-11pm slot, so bring a box of Twinkee's and pot of coffee with ya. A special thanks to Sun for making it possible for me to attend.
Peter Tribble’s Magic Toybox
I want to give a shout-out to Peter Tribble and all the fantastic tools he's creating for the community. He's currently serving as an OpenSolaris Governing Board member and he's been a giant personality in the Solaris community for as long as I can remember, long before OpenSolaris was even a thought. By pairing his Java skills with his deep knowledge of Solaris he's given the world a number of excellent GUI applications to better underst...
Solaris Auditing (BSM) in the Real World
Quite some time ago I wrote about this subject: I See You!: Solaris Auditing (BSM). As much information is out there regarding Solaris Auditing the post was well received and pretty popular but I've never been happy with where I left it. Many people feel that auditing is "difficult". Why? Because its hard to enable? No, thats simple, just run bsmconv and your done, edit 2 simple configs in /etc/security to tweak it... whats hard about ...
Oracle OpenWorld Keynote: Scott & Larry
Tonight was a significant evening for Sun & Oracle. The opening keynote of Oracle OpenWorld 2009 was provided by Scott McNealy with an appearance by Larry Ellison. There is a lot to unpack here, so I'm going to break it down into sections. The Acquisition This is the first event I've attended as "press". As such I got all the press perks, namely access to announcement details in the press room and early access to the keynote for prime ...
Oracle OpenWorld: Starts Now
Oracle OpenWorld is starting right now (Sunday) in San Francisco. Shockingly I applied for a press/blogger pass and got one! So i'm heading there tonight for the big opening keynote starring Larry Ellison and Scott McNealy. But if you can't make it, watch it! Oracle OpenWorld is streaming live!. Stay tuned for updates tonight following the keynote.